I love to get high and listen to Emmylou Harris. I enjoy very much watching you be turned onto Emmylou Harris for the 1st time. I find Pancho and Lefty to be a very captivating, hypnotic, psychdellic dream. Emmylou recorded the song several years before Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard recorded it and had a big hit with it and made it famous. Unfortunately, Emmylou's Pancho and Lefty didn't get mainstream country rotation radio back in the day. I always thought if the song had gotten radio play, Emmylou and The Hot Band would have won a Grammy for best country song in 1977. Even though the song was written by the late and great Townes Van Zandt, I've always considered Pancho and Lefty to be an Emmylou Harris song rather than a Willie and Merle song. It's one of her signature songs and plays it at nearly all of her concerts.
Emmylou was my Moms favorite! Willie Nelson and Merel Haggard made the song hit the 10 !! Listen to her other stuff! She is one of my favorites so thank you Mom in heaven!! Her voice is amazing.. She also sang with Gram Parrsons. Misspelled his 1st name but just woke up! Check out her singing 'Making Believe " ect Love your Content Jay! ✌🧡🙏
Her voice is incandescent. In addition to her solo work, her duets with Lyle Lovett and her recordings with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt are amazing.
This woman has a huge catalogue. I have over thirty albums of hers. I've seen her in rhe USA, UK and Australia. I remember her early folk songs and duets with a variety of great singers. Listen Trio to hear great harmonies.
Miss Emmylou Harris #3 on my list of all time favorite folk country singers. Such a great voice and pitch range. Note she did a song on The Band Last Waltz album.
here are some gems of hers to check out, Till I Gain Control Again(studio version), The Pearl, and Boulder to Birmingham. Doing music since 1968 she is still going strong, recording and still looking beautiful in her 70's now. Love the journey your on Jayy
At last, and thank you Jay for reacting to Emmylou Harris! I think you're the only channel that has given the Kentucky Songbird her due recognition. Pancho & Lefty, along with Tulsa Queen are two of the most hypnotic tracks on that album, Luxury Liner. She does a fantastic cover of Chuck Berry's rocker, "You Never Can Tell". That album introduced me to (pure) country music in 1977, and have been a longtime fan since. She's delightful and enchanting in concert. When she sings acapella w her band mates, it's transcendental.
emmylou harris is a singer that 100s of singers sing a song but when she sings takes it to a whole new level its going to move you its going to turn peoples heads and moving and be moved like your reaction 👍
Her voice so beautifully highlights in this song the things that we regret doing that forever changes us. Her voice is so pure and clear and full of emotions from all the pain and loss from her own life.
Emmylou was a central figure in the Texas music scene of the 1970s. She didn't have the commercial success of some of her friends like Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings, but she was in the room where it happened, and her albums are fantastic, from start to finish. Amazing voice, incredible songwriter, I couldn't pick a favorite song to recommend. Also, I think she was a guest on Sesame Street, and actually DID sing the Alphabet Song.
Great songwriting by Townes, great vocals by EmmyLou. Many great artists and writers in this coral. Rodney Crowell, Joe Ely, Lyle Lovett, Gram Parsons, Rosanne Cash, John Hiatt, Patti Griffin. Pure talent and hours of Joy!
This was hit for Emmy Lou before Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard recorded it. TVZ was one of the greatest songwriters ever. Let his torture soul Rest In Peace.
EmmyLou is one of my favorite singers. Her collaboration albums with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt called “Trio” and “Trio II”. They all take turns leading in each song. “High Sierra” is a beautiful song lead by Linda Ronstadt. 🎸🔥☮️👵🏼
When Linda Ronstadt was starting out, she had to go on stage after hearing Emmylou and she was thinking to herself...this woman sounds exactly the way I want to sound. Haha, she was nervous to say the least. Emmylou had the voice and looks, but Linda did her thang. They same some songs together as well.
Having discovered Emmylou's beautiful voice I hope you continued to explore more of her work because you have stumbled on to a catalogue of work thats filled with more gems than you can imagine. And start at the very beginning so you can appreciate how good she was right from the start. You'll get to see her progression as an artist. I'm so grateful I was there from the start and got to see her live many times over the years. From Everybody Hurts ruclips.net/video/-JeJYTkVqkE/видео.html to Red Dirt Girl ruclips.net/video/nzwnYC_wJ1g/видео.html to Gold ruclips.net/video/6Md4IrZjzek/видео.html She will enrich your soul.
Lyrics: Livin on the road my friend is gonna keep you free and clean Now you wear your skin like iron Your breath as hard as kerosene You weren't your momma's only boy, but her favorite one it seemed She began to cry when you said goodbye And sank into your dreams Pancho was a bandit boy, his horse was fast as polished steel He wore his gun outside his pants For all the honest world to feel Pancho met his match, you know, on the deserts down in Mexico Nobody heard his dyin words, ah but that's the way it goes All the Federales say, they could've had him any day They only let him slip away, out of kindness, I suppose Lefty, he can't sing the blues all night long like he used to The dust that Pancho bit down south ended up in Lefty's mouth The day they laid poor Pancho low, Lefty split for Ohio Where he got the bread to go, there ain't nobody knows All the Federales say, they could've had him any day They only let him slip away, out of kindness I suppose The poets tell how old Pancho fell, and Lefty's livin in cheap hotels The desert's quiet, Cleveland's cold And so the story ends, we're told Pancho needs your prayers it's true, but save a few for Lefty too He only did what he had to do, and now he's growing old ll the Federales say, they could've had him any day They only let him go so long, out of kindness I suppose few gray Federales say, they could've had him any day They only let him go so long, out of kindness I suppose
I met Townes and he's more well known because of Emmylou Harris, but I prefer Townes singing his poems as they were lived..Adios Townes glad our paths crossed🙋
I think people love this song because it tells a story. Without being a morality play, it speaks of betrayal and the human condition. Why Van Zandt didn't get more credit as a songwriter, "there ain't nobody knows."
If you liked her voice when she was younger, you should do a reaction to her in this video => Red Dirt Girl live at Farm Aid 2005. Make sure you have a new box of Kleenex beside you!
There is no telling how many songs Towns Van Zandt wrote, he wrote this on for Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard, they made the biggest hit out of this song, not to take anything away from EmmyLou Harris, Towns didn't much care who sang his songs...if he liked them.
Although Emmylou Harris has am angelic voice, it is not the voice this song needs. Im sorry u didnt do the version by Willie and Merle. Harris singing is like poetry. Willie and Merle are more barroom story telling. U don't get the feel of the harsh, frontier world this song should invoke. Of course, thats just an opinion
I love to get high and listen to Emmylou Harris. I enjoy very much watching you be turned onto Emmylou Harris for the 1st time. I find Pancho and Lefty to be a very captivating, hypnotic, psychdellic dream. Emmylou recorded the song several years before Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard recorded it and had a big hit with it and made it famous. Unfortunately, Emmylou's Pancho and Lefty didn't get mainstream country rotation radio back in the day. I always thought if the song had gotten radio play, Emmylou and The Hot Band would have won a Grammy for best country song in 1977. Even though the song was written by the late and great Townes Van Zandt, I've always considered Pancho and Lefty to be an Emmylou Harris song rather than a Willie and Merle song. It's one of her signature songs and plays it at nearly all of her concerts.
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For my money, she has the most beautiful pure voice I've ever heard.
You've never listened to ...........EVA CASSIDY.
@@Hollcall Amen to that
Agree.
@@Hollcall I have, espcially love Fields of Gold
Agreed! John Denver wasn't too bad either.
There are two kinds of people in the world...Those that love Emmylou Harris and those that haven't met her yet..... Willie Nelson
He was 💯 wasn’t he?
One of the most beautiful voices you will ever hear. Emmy Lou Harris!!!
Emmylou was my Moms favorite!
Willie Nelson and Merel Haggard made the song hit the 10 !!
Listen to her other stuff! She is one of my favorites so thank you Mom in heaven!!
Her voice is amazing.. She also sang with Gram Parrsons. Misspelled his 1st name but just woke up!
Check out her singing 'Making Believe " ect
Love your Content Jay!
✌🧡🙏
Her voice is incandescent. In addition to her solo work, her duets with Lyle Lovett and her recordings with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt are amazing.
Her duets with Gram Parsons are the best by far. Check out the album GP
Gram Parsons
@@douglasleinbach6313 they were married
Mark Knopfler
So easy to get lost in her beauty and the purity of her voice. My favorite female singer of all times.
Country is a real art form, it’s not just songs about dogs, trucks, prisons, mommas, and getting drunk.
Although, of course there is one really good one about those things....
I’ve been in love with her for almost 50 years ! Thank you.
Me too
Ditto. Drove my rock friends crazy the amount I kept playing her. Didn't give a damn.
Who hasn't?
Emmylou has the most beautiful and clear voice. I like her song Two More Bottles of Wine.
This woman has a huge catalogue. I have over thirty albums of hers. I've seen her in rhe USA, UK and Australia. I remember her early folk songs and duets with a variety of great singers. Listen Trio to hear great harmonies.
Emmylou Harris is one of the great female country singers. This song is one of her best.
You need to check out Townes Van Zandt/poncho and lefty/heartworn highways, he wrote the song and as far as I’m concerned still has the best version.
Miss Emmylou Harris #3 on my list of all time favorite folk country singers. Such a great voice and pitch range. Note she did a song on The Band Last Waltz album.
here are some gems of hers to check out, Till I Gain Control Again(studio version), The Pearl, and Boulder to Birmingham. Doing music since 1968 she is still going strong, recording and still looking beautiful in her 70's now. Love the journey your on Jayy
Also, Red Dirt Girl. For my money, the best song she ever wrote.
@@mytmyt yussss I was just going to post that with emphasis!
Emmylou is an amazing artist with that incredible voice. Check out Roses in the Snow and The Boxer among her many great recordings.
At last, and thank you Jay for reacting to Emmylou Harris! I think you're the only channel that has given the Kentucky Songbird her due recognition. Pancho & Lefty, along with Tulsa Queen are two of the most hypnotic tracks on that album, Luxury Liner. She does a fantastic cover of Chuck Berry's rocker, "You Never Can Tell". That album introduced me to (pure) country music in 1977, and have been a longtime fan since. She's delightful and enchanting in concert. When she sings acapella w her band mates, it's transcendental.
The latter which I was very proud of.
I love EmmyLou’s voice. Like silk.
emmylou harris is a singer that 100s of singers sing a song but when she sings takes it to a whole new level its going to move you its going to turn peoples heads and moving and be moved like your reaction 👍
Emmy's voice helped me through the darkest thoughts of depression back in the early-1990s...
Me too🙏🏻❤️
Her voice so beautifully highlights in this song the things that we regret doing that forever changes us. Her voice is so pure and clear and full of emotions from all the pain and loss from her own life.
I love Emmy Lou's background vocals on Bob Dylan's "Desire" album. My favorite is "Mozambique."
Emmylou was a central figure in the Texas music scene of the 1970s. She didn't have the commercial success of some of her friends like Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings, but she was in the room where it happened, and her albums are fantastic, from start to finish. Amazing voice, incredible songwriter, I couldn't pick a favorite song to recommend. Also, I think she was a guest on Sesame Street, and actually DID sing the Alphabet Song.
Great songwriting by Townes, great vocals by EmmyLou. Many great artists and writers in this coral. Rodney Crowell, Joe Ely, Lyle Lovett, Gram Parsons, Rosanne Cash, John Hiatt, Patti Griffin. Pure talent and hours of Joy!
You really need to do Townes Van Zandt
Agreed
When Emmylou sings something it stays sung.
This was hit for Emmy Lou before Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard recorded it. TVZ was one of the greatest songwriters ever. Let his torture soul Rest In Peace.
I'm from East Tennessee and Emmylou is the best !
EmmyLou has one of the purest female voices on the planet.
Emmylou, Patty Griffin, Alison Krauss.
All three stop me in my tracks when I hear them.
Emmylou! She has the most beautiful voice!
"She got a voice, oh, boy." Yes, she does!
Her voice still sends emotional shivers
EmmyLou is one of my favorite singers. Her collaboration albums with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt called “Trio” and “Trio II”. They all take turns leading in each song. “High Sierra” is a beautiful song lead by Linda Ronstadt. 🎸🔥☮️👵🏼
Someone said, "Emmylou could harmonize with a chainsaw"! TRUE!
Wow! God gave her a double whammy: an angelic voice n beauty to match. I share ur reaction.👏👍
Towns wrote great music put had huge problems see the doc . Hi Jayy
yes he did!! ❤
Please try some more EmmyLou... Born To Run... To Daddy... One Of These Days....Easy From Now On... Ms. EmmyLou is INSPIRATIONAL 😀❤
You need to check out some Townes van zandt, Lungs, Waiting around to die or Our mother the mountain
3 excellent choices
"Maria" it is heartbreaking
thank you, songwriter Townes Van Zandt ( R.I.P. ) for leaving us this beautiful classic........
I have always loved Emmylou, but recently my favorite song has become her cover of a Chuck Berry song C'est La Vie, give it a listen.
Love her. 'From Boulder to Birmingham' and Red Dirt Girl' are a couple of songs from her you might really enjoy as well.
Emmylou is great... but Townes is unmatched.
Emmy is folk,country Americana" Royalty"
When Linda Ronstadt was starting out, she had to go on stage after hearing Emmylou and she was thinking to herself...this woman sounds exactly the way I want to sound. Haha, she was nervous to say the least. Emmylou had the voice and looks, but Linda did her thang. They same some songs together as well.
Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard version was great.
Love me some Emmy and that big ole Gibson she plays.
the voice of an angel
Over the last 60 years, the best musical artists have been Bowie, Prince and Emmy Lou.
Check out Emmylou Harris, and Don Everly, of the Everly Brothers singing Every Time You Leave.
Rodney Crowell sang the harmony.
Beautiful song
The voice of an angel.
Having discovered Emmylou's beautiful voice I hope you continued to explore more of her work because you have stumbled on to a catalogue of work thats filled with more gems than you can imagine. And start at the very beginning so you can appreciate how good she was right from the start. You'll get to see her progression as an artist. I'm so grateful I was there from the start and got to see her live many times over the years. From Everybody Hurts ruclips.net/video/-JeJYTkVqkE/видео.html to Red Dirt Girl ruclips.net/video/nzwnYC_wJ1g/видео.html to Gold ruclips.net/video/6Md4IrZjzek/видео.html She will enrich your soul.
Emmylou is Willie Nelson's favorite singer.
would love to see you react to willie nelsons version.
Lyrics:
Livin on the road my friend is gonna keep you free and clean
Now you wear your skin like iron
Your breath as hard as kerosene
You weren't your momma's only boy, but her favorite one it seemed
She began to cry when you said goodbye
And sank into your dreams
Pancho was a bandit boy, his horse was fast as polished steel
He wore his gun outside his pants
For all the honest world to feel
Pancho met his match, you know, on the deserts down in Mexico
Nobody heard his dyin words, ah but that's the way it goes
All the Federales say, they could've had him any day
They only let him slip away, out of kindness, I suppose
Lefty, he can't sing the blues all night long like he used to
The dust that Pancho bit down south ended up in Lefty's mouth
The day they laid poor Pancho low, Lefty split for Ohio
Where he got the bread to go, there ain't nobody knows
All the Federales say, they could've had him any day
They only let him slip away, out of kindness I suppose
The poets tell how old Pancho fell, and Lefty's livin in cheap hotels
The desert's quiet, Cleveland's cold
And so the story ends, we're told
Pancho needs your prayers it's true, but save a few for Lefty too
He only did what he had to do, and now he's growing old
ll the Federales say, they could've had him any day
They only let him go so long, out of kindness I suppose
few gray Federales say, they could've had him any day
They only let him go so long, out of kindness I suppose
Voice of an angel. Jim
Merle's & Willie's version was the commercial hit, but Emmylou recorded the definitive version
Both versions were very successful.
Please react to Emmylou Harris's "I Will Dream"! Such a beatiful song!
another 'country' girl you should check out is Mary Chapin-Carpenter - "Shut Up and Kiss Me", well worth a reaction
Need to react To Emmy and Gram Parsons
I met Townes and he's more well known because of Emmylou Harris, but I prefer Townes singing his poems as they were lived..Adios Townes glad our paths crossed🙋
With her Hot Band. React to her Boulder to Birmingham please.
Listen to anything she sang with Gram Parsons.
Country folk the best 👌
You should do Waiting Around to Die by Townes Van Zandt from Heartworn Highways
Treat yourself, Sister..."Leaving Louisiana In The Broad Daylight" by Emmy Lou Harris ( I think you'll like it.)
Emmy -heaven only knows
Purest voice, my mom played her in the car often.
Please consider the Willie and Merle version.
Also Willie and Ray Charles doing Seven Spanish Angels.
I think people love this song because it tells a story. Without being a morality play, it speaks of betrayal and the human condition. Why Van Zandt didn't get more credit as a songwriter, "there ain't nobody knows."
Try Roses in the Snow.
TOWNES VAN ZANDTS A GROOVY WEIRDO
Love the story tellers.
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I've never heard this version. Willie Nelson's the only person I've heard she did good though.
Try a song called wreaking ball.
If you liked her voice when she was younger, you should do a reaction to her in this video => Red Dirt Girl live at Farm Aid 2005. Make sure you have a new box of Kleenex beside you!
Gotta 💘 it
Townes Van Zandt much better(IMHO)
Do Two more bottle of wine
Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings version is very good.
bread everything i own
I prefer Willie Nelson/Merle Haggard version.
Hoped I would hear your thoughts on the story being told.
Joan Baez anything
Americana
There is no telling how many songs Towns Van Zandt wrote, he wrote this on for Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard, they made the biggest hit out of this song, not to take anything away from EmmyLou Harris, Towns didn't much care who sang his songs...if he liked them.
Nice but I prefer the willie nelson one
Although Emmylou Harris has am angelic voice, it is not the voice this song needs. Im sorry u didnt do the version by Willie and Merle. Harris singing is like poetry. Willie and Merle are more barroom story telling. U don't get the feel of the harsh, frontier world this song should invoke. Of course, thats just an opinion